The Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information
Administration (NTIA), in cooperation with the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) and the U.S. Department of State's International
Communications and Information Policy (CIP) group, will host a two-day
wireless technology showcase and policy discussion. The first day will
consist of an exhibition of new, innovative wireless technologies,
devices and applications. The second day will feature panel
discussions on unlicensed wireless technologies by key policy makers,
entrepreneurs, industry representatives and experts from government and
academia.

This two-day event will build upon NTIA's "Spectrum Summit" held last
year, the findings and recommendations of the FCC's Spectrum Policy
Task Force, and the State Department's international policy and
regulatory reform efforts by highlighting and demonstrating new and
emerging technologies and creating a forum to discuss important
spectrum policy issues that are likely to impact tomorrow's
ever-changing marketplace. The technology exhibition will provide
policy-makers and members of the public and news media an opportunity
to witness live demonstrations of cutting-edge wireless technologies
and applications. The panel discussions, which will be Webcast over
the Internet, will focus on unlicensed wireless technologies and allow
technology innovators and entrepreneurs the opportunity to interact and
exchange ideas with key policy decision-makers. Additional information
about the panel discussion and the Webcast will be announced in the
near future and will be available on the NTIA home page at: www.ntia.doc.gov, on the FCC's
Spectrum Policy Task Force home page at: www.fcc.gov/sptf , and on the CIP's
home page at: www.state.gov/e/eb/cip/
.

The showcase and panel discussions will be open to the public and press
on a first-come, first-serve basis and space is limited. Due to
security requirements and to facilitate entry to the Department of
Commerce building, attendees must have photo identification available
and/or a U.S. Government building pass, if applicable, and plan to
arrive at least one half hour ahead of the panel sessions. The events
are physically accessible to people with disabilities.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe Gattuso, NTIA Office of Policy
Analysis and Development, at 202-482-1880 or electronic mail:
jgattuso@ntia.doc.gov; Kathleen Ham, Federal Communications Commission,
Office of Strategic Planning and Policy Analysis, at (202) 418-2030, or
electronic mail: kham@fcc.gov; or Andrew Weinschenk, U.S. Department of
State's International Communications and Information Policy (CIP)
group, at (202) 647-9340, or electronic mail: weinschenkaj@state.gov.
All media inquiries should be directed to the Office of Public Affairs,
NTIA, at (202) 482-7002.